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Television vs Canvas
Blackdove’s technology works across all displays however there are differences to understand for your installation.
Key terms:
- SmartTV : traditional television with Apps available
- Connected Device: AppleTV, FireTV, Nvidia Shield
- Art Server : Media player purchase directly from Blackdove
- Digital Canvas : Commercial display from LG, Samsung, Planar for art only installations
Consumer Televisions
- Positives;
- Lots of options
- Low initial cost
- Negatives;
- Will use bandwidth ALL the time
- Suffers from some buffering
- Not good for low bandwidth locations
- Cannot be turned in portrait
- Designed for 2-3 hours per day of use
Digital Canvas; The digital canvas is a commercial-grade display from a major manufacturer.
- Postives;
- Local Hard Dive
- 24/7/365 for 5-7 years
- Can be installed in Portrait
- Negatives;
- Typically 20% higher in cost than consumer televisions
Device | Consumer Television | Media Player | Digital Canvas | Art Server |
Streaming | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Local Hard drive | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Portrait Orientation | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Brightness | 250 Nit | 350- 2,000 Nit | ||
Hours per Day Rated | 2-3 hours | 8/24 | 24/7/365 | 24/7 |
Warranty | limited | none | 3 Years | 3 Years |
Commercial Use | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Sizes | 32” - 98” | 32” - 98” |
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